A balanced diet requires a variety of foods to ensure optimal mineral & nutrient consumption; especially including complex carbohydrates, lean proteins, and unprocessed foods.
Amino Acids
Vitamin A
Table of Contents
Meal Ideas
- Egg in a Hole
- Crepes
- Flax Seed & Shredded Carrot Muffins
- Smoothies (ex. Green Monster)
- Toasted Sandwiches (bc of listeria in lunch meats)
- Soups
- Salads
- Grain Bowl (rice, noodles, etc)
- Casserols (ex. Shepherd’s Pie, Lasagna, Chicken Alfredo)
Snack Options
- Chia Seed Pudding
- Chortles (healthy snicker made with dates, nature’s caramel)
- Dehydrated Fruit
- Frozen Grapes (taste like candy)
- Frozen PB & Banana
- Power Balls (prune or nut butter)
- Snowy Berries (frozen blueberries with milk poured over)
Possible Substitutions
- Peanut Butter : Almost Butter
- Noodles : Zoodles (Zucchini noodles)
- Angel Hair Pasta : Spaghetti Squash
- Sugar : Honey or Agave Nectar
*Things to consider: nutrient timing, pairing of foods for nutrient absorption, sequence of foods at mealtimes (liquids first, lighter foods, heavier foods). Eating until satiated (80% full because it takes 20 minutes to digest). Stable glucose levels, so eating protein with each meal to increase the duration of energy.